What Jacksonville, Florida Tried in 2014
Jacksonville, Florida tried 22 courts-martial in 2014. The median confinement was 1 year, compared with 5 months across the Navy and Marine Corps, and 1 sentence was confinement for life.
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Short answer: Jacksonville, Florida tried 22 courts-martial in 2014. The median confinement was 1 year, compared with 5 months across the Navy and Marine Corps, and 1 sentence was confinement for life. Of 19 convicted enlisted members, 12 received a punitive discharge, and 7 of those were dishonorable discharges.
Longer Confinement Than Across the Navy and Marine Corps
Of 19 convictions, 16 included confinement. The median confinement was 1 year, compared with 5 months across the Navy and Marine Corps. Among sentences that included confinement, a quarter were 2.5 years or longer, and 1 was a life sentence.
These are adjudged sentences, as announced at trial, before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal. Each covers every charge in the case.
More Dishonorable Than Bad-Conduct Discharges
A punitive discharge is a bad-conduct discharge or a dishonorable discharge for enlisted members. At Jacksonville, 12 of 19 convicted enlisted members received one: 7 dishonorable discharges and 5 bad-conduct discharges. Across the Navy and Marine Corps, the share was 59%.
Only a general court-martial can impose a dishonorable discharge. A sentence without a punitive discharge does not rule out a later administrative separation.
More General Courts-Martial
General courts-martial made up 13 of the 22 cases (59%), compared with 46% across the Navy and Marine Corps. A general court-martial can impose any lawful sentence. A special court-martial caps confinement at one year and cannot impose a dishonorable discharge.
The accused were 11 junior enlisted members (E-1 to E-4), 10 NCOs (E-5 to E-9), and 1 officer or warrant officer. That mix is similar to the rest of the Navy and Marine Corps, where 49% were junior enlisted.
Assault and Sexual Assault Charges
Charge shares use the 21 cases whose records list charges, and one case can be counted under several articles. Article 128 (assault) appeared in 43%, compared with 40% across the Navy and Marine Corps. Article 120 (rape and sexual assault) appeared in 33%, compared with 30%.
Article 80 (attempts) appeared in 19%, compared with 7%. Article 120b (rape and sexual assault of a child) appeared in 14%, compared with 7%. Article 114 (dueling) appeared in 14%, compared with 1%. Article 121 (larceny) appeared in 19%, compared with 13%.
| UCMJ Article | Cases | Share here | Share, all Navy and Marine Corps cases in those years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art. 128 Assault | 9 | 43% | 40% |
| Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault | 7 | 33% | 30% |
| Art. 121 Larceny | 4 | 19% | 13% |
| Art. 80 Attempts | 4 | 19% | 7% |
| Art. 120b Rape and sexual assault of a child | 3 | 14% | 7% |
| Art. 114 Dueling | 3 | 14% | 1% |
| Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances | 3 | 14% | 16% |
| Art. 92 Failure to obey order or regulation | 3 | 14% | 12% |
Pleas and Acquittals
A case is contested when the accused pleads not guilty to at least one charge. In 2014, 14 accused pleaded guilty and 8 contested. The contested share was 36%, compared with 33% across the Navy and Marine Corps. Of the 8 contested cases that reached a verdict, 3 ended in a full acquittal.
Changes From 2013
Jacksonville had 20 cases in 2013 and 22 in 2014. The contested share went from 15% to 36%. The median confinement went from 7 months to 1 year. The general court-martial share went from 30% to 59%. Punitive discharges for convicted enlisted members went from 67% to 63%.
With groups this small, a few cases can move each figure, so these changes show direction rather than precise rates.
| 2013 | 2014 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cases | 20 | 22 |
| Contested (of pleas recorded) | 15% | 36% |
| Full acquittals (decided contested) | 1 of 3 | 3 of 8 |
| Convictions with confinement | 95% | 84% |
| Median confinement | 7 months | 1 year |
| Punitive discharge (enlisted) | 67% | 63% |
| General courts-martial | 30% | 59% |
Mayport and Yokosuka
Mayport, Florida (21 cases) and Yokosuka, Japan (20 cases) tried a similar number of Navy and Marine Corps cases in 2014. The median confinement was 4 months at Mayport and 3 months at Yokosuka. Full acquittals in contested cases that reached a verdict were 4 of 5 at Mayport and 3 of 10 at Yokosuka.
| Installation | Cases | Contested | Full acquittals (decided contested) | Median confinement | Punitive discharge (enlisted) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville, Florida | 22 | 36% | 3 of 8 | 1 year | 63% |
| Mayport, Florida | 21 | 25% | 4 of 5 | 4 months | 59% |
| Yokosuka, Japan | 20 | 50% | 3 of 10 | 3 months | 56% |
Rules and Record Limits
These trials came before the Military Justice Act of 2016 took effect on January 1, 2019, so its later rules did not apply. The records cover only cases that reached a courtroom, not nonjudicial punishment or administrative separations. They do not describe the evidence or the plea terms. Navy and Marine Corps records before December 2020 often omit the plea, and plea counts use only the records that list it.
Dates and sources for the law changes mentioned here: UCMJ change timeline.
How We Counted
Every court-martial tried at Jacksonville, Florida with a trial date in 2014 (22 cases).
Source: public court-martial records (Article 140a, UCMJ) in Military Trial Results, data updated October 24, 2026. Definitions, sources, and known gaps: how this data was built. Errors: content@bodiesburied.com.
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- Jacksonville, Florida, 2013–2018: Charges, Verdicts, and Sentences in 78 Cases (the whole period)
- A Year of Courts-Martial at Bremerton, Washington: 2015
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About the author. Jocelyn C. Stewart is a retired Army JAG with more than 24 years of trying courts-martial and more than 200 jury trials. She hosts Where All The Bodies Are Buried and runs the Law Office of Jocelyn C. Stewart. This analysis is for education and information only. It is not legal advice, and every case is different.